Surf Forecasts:
Broad Cove surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, S swell with 1,104 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Broad Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Broad Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Broad Cove in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Broad Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what Broad Cove’s got cookin’ for the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it’s a bit of a rough patch.
Right off the bat, Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd are a write-off. Poor surf with messy, choppy conditions and onshore winds. The water is sitting at 54° which is much colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be needing a good steamer and a thick hood.
We get a bit of a pulse on Thursday the 23rd. Swell height bumps up to 8ft from the S with a period of 9 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 972 – that’s solid, moderate energy. But the wind is cross and it’s only rated as marginal due to questionable tide. This one’s for the experienced crew only; that’s too big for beginners. The wind is cross-shore with a cross-chop, so it won’t be pretty.
Friday the 24th has a brief window in the morning. Only 3ft of SSE swell (energy 140), but a light N wind goes cross-offshore, cleaning it right up. It’s small and very ordinary, but if you’re desperate for a paddle, you might find a few weak ones.
Then from Saturday the 25th right through to Thursday the 31st, it’s a long, bleak stretch. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly cross or onshore, and the waves are just poor. There’s a morning on Monday the 27th with a clean offshore NW wind and 3ft (energy 115), but again, it’s just ordinary small stuff.
The one true standout? The end of the tunnel. Look at Friday the 31st in the morning. The swell is only 3ft from the SSW with a 9-second period, a combined energy of 236, but we’ve got light WSW winds, cross-offshore, and the report says “expect good surf conditions” with clean waves. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be the cleanest, most rideable waves of the whole forecast. The afternoon shows a cross-shore wind kicking back in, so get out early.
After that, we’re back into a run of cross-onshore wind and poor surf all the way to Wednesday the 5th of August. There’s a glassy morning on Tuesday the 5th, but with only 1ft of SSW swell, it’s barely a ripple.
Bottom line: if you want a wave, hold out for the morning of Friday, 31st July. That’s your best bet by a long shot. Everything else is a battle with the wind or the chop.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 28 | 48 | 303 | 368 | 937 | 972 | 770 | 227 | 75 | 51 | 43 | 62 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 50 | 79 | 91 | 62 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.54m | 3:13AM1.31m | 3:36PM1.49m | 4:14AM1.25m | 4:29PM1.46m | 5:16AM1.23m | 5:23PM1.46m | 6:14AM1.24m | 6:16PM1.49m | 7:06AM1.27m | 7:05PM1.53m | 7:52AM1.32m | 7:50PM1.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.44m | 9:11AM0.50m | 10:09PM0.47m | 10:05AM0.57m | 11:08PM0.47m | 11:01AM0.60m | 00:04AM0.45m | 11:57AM0.60m | 00:55AM0.41m | 12:49PM0.57m | 1:41AM0.36m | 1:36PM0.53m | 2:23AM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 160 | 227 | 75 | 51 | 43 | 62 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 50 | 79 | 91 | 62 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | E 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 45 | 64 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 48 | 303 | 368 | 937 | 972 | 770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 1313 | 1066 | 884 | 526 | 501 | 501 | 672 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 99 | 1309 | 501 | 105 | 1377 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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